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Thread: I'm starting on java development. Why is this error happening?

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    Unhappy I'm starting on java development. Why is this error happening?

    I made a program to print big numbers using the scanner to select those numbers, but I'm getting an error every time I try to compile it
    import java.util.*;
    public class Numbers{
    	public static void main(String[] args){
    		int num1, num2, num3, num4, num5, num6, num7, num8, num9, num10, quantity;
    		Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
    		String[][]/*[Y][X]*/ bigNums = {
    			{	/*bigNums[0][0]*/ "           ",
    				/*bigNums[0][1]*/ "           ",
    				/*bigNums[0][2]*/ " ,pP´´Yq.  ",
    				/*bigNums[0][3]*/ "6W'    `Wb ",
    				/*bigNums[0][4]*/ "8M      M8 ",
    				/*bigNums[0][5]*/ "YA.    ,A9 ",
    				/*bigNums[0][6]*/ " `Ybmmd9´  "},
     
    			{	/*bigNums[1][0]*/ "       ",
    				/*bigNums[1][1]*/ " __,   ",
    				/*bigNums[1][2]*/ "`7MM   ",
    				/*bigNums[1][3]*/ "  MM   ",
    				/*bigNums[1][4]*/ "  MM   ",
    				/*bigNums[1][5]*/ "  MM   ",
    				/*bigNums[1][6]*/ ".JMML. "},
     
    			{	/*bigNums[2][0]*/ "         ",
    				/*bigNums[2][1]*/ "         ",
    				/*bigNums[2][2]*/ " pd*´*b. ",
    				/*bigNums[2][3]*/ "(O)   j8 ",
    				/*bigNums[2][4]*/ "    ,;j9 ",
    				/*bigNums[2][5]*/ " ,-=´    ",
    				/*bigNums[2][6]*/ "Ammmmmmm "},
     
    			{	/*bigNums[3][0]*/ " pd´´b.  ",
    				/*bigNums[3][1]*/ "(O)  `8b ",
    				/*bigNums[3][2]*/ "     ,89 ",
    				/*bigNums[3][3]*/ "   ´´Yb. ",
    				/*bigNums[3][4]*/ "      88 ",
    				/*bigNums[3][5]*/ "(O)  .M´ ",
    				/*bigNums[3][6]*/ " bmmmd´  "},
     
    			{	/*bigNums[4][0]*/ "     ,AM   ",
    				/*bigNums[4][1]*/ "    AVMM   ",
    				/*bigNums[4][2]*/ "  ,W´ MM   ",
    				/*bigNums[4][3]*/ ",W´   MM   ",
    				/*bigNums[4][4]*/ "AmmmmmMMmm ",
    				/*bigNums[4][5]*/ "      MM   ",
    				/*bigNums[4][6]*/ "      MM   "},
     
    			{	/*bigNums[5][0]*/ " M****** ",
    				/*bigNums[5][1]*/ ".M       ",
    				/*bigNums[5][2]*/ "|bMMAg.  ",
    				/*bigNums[5][3]*/ "     `Mb ",
    				/*bigNums[5][4]*/ "      jM ",
    				/*bigNums[5][5]*/ "(O)  ,M9 ",
    				/*bigNums[5][6]*/ " 6mmm9   "},
     
    			{	/*bigNums[6][0]*/ "   .6*´   ",
    				/*bigNums[6][1]*/ " ,M´      ",
    				/*bigNums[6][2]*/ ",Mbmmm.   ",
    				/*bigNums[6][3]*/ "6M'  `Mb. ",
    				/*bigNums[6][4]*/ "MI     M8 ",
    				/*bigNums[6][5]*/ "WM.   ,M9 ",
    				/*bigNums[6][6]*/ " WMbmmd9  "},
     
    			{	/*bigNums[7][0]*/ "M******A´ ",
    				/*bigNums[7][1]*/ "Y     A´  ",
    				/*bigNums[7][2]*/ "     A´   ",
    				/*bigNums[7][3]*/ "    A´    ",
    				/*bigNums[7][4]*/ "   A´     ",
    				/*bigNums[7][5]*/ "  A´      ",
    				/*bigNums[7][6]*/ " A´       "},
     
    			{	/*bigNums[8][0]*/ " ,6*´*VA. ",
    				/*bigNums[8][1]*/ "dN     V8 ",
    				/*bigNums[8][2]*/ "`MN.  ,g9 ",
    				/*bigNums[8][3]*/ " ,MMMMq.  ",
    				/*bigNums[8][4]*/ "6P   `YMb ",
    				/*bigNums[8][5]*/ "8b    `M9 ",
    				/*bigNums[8][6]*/ "`MmmmmM9  "},
     
    			{	/*bigNums[9][0]*/ " .d*´*bg. ",
    				/*bigNums[9][1]*/ "6MP    Mb ",
    				/*bigNums[9][2]*/ "YMb    MM ",
    				/*bigNums[9][3]*/ " `MbmmdM9 ",
    				/*bigNums[9][4]*/ "      .M´ ",
    				/*bigNums[9][5]*/ "    .d9   ",
    				/*bigNums[9][6]*/ "  m´´     "}
    		};
    		System.out.println("quantity of digits: (max 10, 0 is invalid)");
    		quantity = sc.nextInt();
    		System.out.println("enter the digits backwards (starting with the last one, for example for");
    		System.out.println("1533 enter 3, 3, 5 and 1 in that order)");
    		switch(quantity){
    			case 10:
    				System.out.println("tenth digit");
    				num10 = sc.nextInt();
    			case 9:
    				System.out.println("nineth digit");
    				num9 = sc.nextInt();
    			case 8:
    				System.out.println("eighth digit");
    				num8 = sc.nextInt();
    			case 7:
    				System.out.println("seventh digit");
    				num7 = sc.nextInt();
    			case 6:
    				System.out.println("sixth digit");
    				num6 = sc.nextInt();
    			case 5:
    				System.out.println("fifth digit");
    				num5 = sc.nextInt();
    			case 4:
    				System.out.println("fourth digit");
    				num4 = sc.nextInt();
    			case 3:
    				System.out.println("third digit");
    				num3 = sc.nextInt();
    			case 2:
    				System.out.println("second digit");
    				num2 = sc.nextInt();
    			case 1:
    				System.out.println("first digit");
    				num1 = sc.nextInt();
    			break;
    			default:
    				System.out.println("invalid quantity");
    			break;
    		}
    		switch(quantity){
    			case 1:
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][1]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][2]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][3]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][4]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][5]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][6]);
    			break;
    			case 2:
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][1] + bigNums[num2][1]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][2] + bigNums[num2][2]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][3] + bigNums[num2][3]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][4] + bigNums[num2][4]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][5] + bigNums[num2][5]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][6] + bigNums[num2][6]);
    			break;
    			case 3:
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][1] + bigNums[num2][1] + bigNums[num3][1]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][2] + bigNums[num2][2] + bigNums[num3][2]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][3] + bigNums[num2][3] + bigNums[num3][3]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][4] + bigNums[num2][4] + bigNums[num3][4]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][5] + bigNums[num2][5] + bigNums[num3][5]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][6] + bigNums[num2][6] + bigNums[num3][6]);
    			break;
    			case 4:
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0] + bigNums[num4][0]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][1] + bigNums[num2][1] + bigNums[num3][1] + bigNums[num4][1]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][2] + bigNums[num2][2] + bigNums[num3][2] + bigNums[num4][2]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][3] + bigNums[num2][3] + bigNums[num3][3] + bigNums[num4][3]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][4] + bigNums[num2][4] + bigNums[num3][4] + bigNums[num4][4]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][5] + bigNums[num2][5] + bigNums[num3][5] + bigNums[num4][5]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][6] + bigNums[num2][6] + bigNums[num3][6] + bigNums[num4][6]);
    			break;
    			case 5:
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0] + bigNums[num4][0] + bigNums[num5][0]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][1] + bigNums[num2][1] + bigNums[num3][1] + bigNums[num4][1] + bigNums[num5][1]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][2] + bigNums[num2][2] + bigNums[num3][2] + bigNums[num4][2] + bigNums[num5][2]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][3] + bigNums[num2][3] + bigNums[num3][3] + bigNums[num4][3] + bigNums[num5][3]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][4] + bigNums[num2][4] + bigNums[num3][4] + bigNums[num4][4] + bigNums[num5][4]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][5] + bigNums[num2][5] + bigNums[num3][5] + bigNums[num4][5] + bigNums[num5][5]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][6] + bigNums[num2][6] + bigNums[num3][6] + bigNums[num4][6] + bigNums[num5][6]);
    			break;
    			case 6:
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0] + bigNums[num4][0] + bigNums[num5][0] + bigNums[num6][0]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][1] + bigNums[num2][1] + bigNums[num3][1] + bigNums[num4][1] + bigNums[num5][1] + bigNums[num6][1]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][2] + bigNums[num2][2] + bigNums[num3][2] + bigNums[num4][2] + bigNums[num5][2] + bigNums[num6][2]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][3] + bigNums[num2][3] + bigNums[num3][3] + bigNums[num4][3] + bigNums[num5][3] + bigNums[num6][3]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][4] + bigNums[num2][4] + bigNums[num3][4] + bigNums[num4][4] + bigNums[num5][4] + bigNums[num6][4]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][5] + bigNums[num2][5] + bigNums[num3][5] + bigNums[num4][5] + bigNums[num5][5] + bigNums[num6][5]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][6] + bigNums[num2][6] + bigNums[num3][6] + bigNums[num4][6] + bigNums[num5][6] + bigNums[num6][6]);
    			break;
    			case 7:
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0] + bigNums[num4][0] + bigNums[num5][0] + bigNums[num6][0] + bigNums[num7][0]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][1] + bigNums[num2][1] + bigNums[num3][1] + bigNums[num4][1] + bigNums[num5][1] + bigNums[num6][1] + bigNums[num7][1]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][2] + bigNums[num2][2] + bigNums[num3][2] + bigNums[num4][2] + bigNums[num5][2] + bigNums[num6][2] + bigNums[num7][2]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][3] + bigNums[num2][3] + bigNums[num3][3] + bigNums[num4][3] + bigNums[num5][3] + bigNums[num6][3] + bigNums[num7][3]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][4] + bigNums[num2][4] + bigNums[num3][4] + bigNums[num4][4] + bigNums[num5][4] + bigNums[num6][4] + bigNums[num7][4]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][5] + bigNums[num2][5] + bigNums[num3][5] + bigNums[num4][5] + bigNums[num5][5] + bigNums[num6][5] + bigNums[num7][5]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][6] + bigNums[num2][6] + bigNums[num3][6] + bigNums[num4][6] + bigNums[num5][6] + bigNums[num6][6] + bigNums[num7][6]);
    			break;
    			case 8:
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0] + bigNums[num4][0] + bigNums[num5][0] + bigNums[num6][0] + bigNums[num7][0] + bigNums[num8][0]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][1] + bigNums[num2][1] + bigNums[num3][1] + bigNums[num4][1] + bigNums[num5][1] + bigNums[num6][1] + bigNums[num7][1] + bigNums[num8][1]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][2] + bigNums[num2][2] + bigNums[num3][2] + bigNums[num4][2] + bigNums[num5][2] + bigNums[num6][2] + bigNums[num7][2] + bigNums[num8][2]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][3] + bigNums[num2][3] + bigNums[num3][3] + bigNums[num4][3] + bigNums[num5][3] + bigNums[num6][3] + bigNums[num7][3] + bigNums[num8][3]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][4] + bigNums[num2][4] + bigNums[num3][4] + bigNums[num4][4] + bigNums[num5][4] + bigNums[num6][4] + bigNums[num7][4] + bigNums[num8][4]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][5] + bigNums[num2][5] + bigNums[num3][5] + bigNums[num4][5] + bigNums[num5][5] + bigNums[num6][5] + bigNums[num7][5] + bigNums[num8][5]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][6] + bigNums[num2][6] + bigNums[num3][6] + bigNums[num4][6] + bigNums[num5][6] + bigNums[num6][6] + bigNums[num7][6] + bigNums[num8][6]);
    			break;
    			case 9:
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0] + bigNums[num4][0] + bigNums[num5][0] + bigNums[num6][0] + bigNums[num7][0] + bigNums[num8][0] + bigNums[num9][0]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][1] + bigNums[num2][1] + bigNums[num3][1] + bigNums[num4][1] + bigNums[num5][1] + bigNums[num6][1] + bigNums[num7][1] + bigNums[num8][1] + bigNums[num9][1]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][2] + bigNums[num2][2] + bigNums[num3][2] + bigNums[num4][2] + bigNums[num5][2] + bigNums[num6][2] + bigNums[num7][2] + bigNums[num8][2] + bigNums[num9][2]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][3] + bigNums[num2][3] + bigNums[num3][3] + bigNums[num4][3] + bigNums[num5][3] + bigNums[num6][3] + bigNums[num7][3] + bigNums[num8][3] + bigNums[num9][3]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][4] + bigNums[num2][4] + bigNums[num3][4] + bigNums[num4][4] + bigNums[num5][4] + bigNums[num6][4] + bigNums[num7][4] + bigNums[num8][4] + bigNums[num9][4]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][5] + bigNums[num2][5] + bigNums[num3][5] + bigNums[num4][5] + bigNums[num5][5] + bigNums[num6][5] + bigNums[num7][5] + bigNums[num8][5] + bigNums[num9][5]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][6] + bigNums[num2][6] + bigNums[num3][6] + bigNums[num4][6] + bigNums[num5][6] + bigNums[num6][6] + bigNums[num7][6] + bigNums[num8][6] + bigNums[num9][6]);
    			break;
    			case 10:
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0] + bigNums[num4][0] + bigNums[num5][0] + bigNums[num6][0] + bigNums[num7][0] + bigNums[num8][0] + bigNums[num9][0] + bigNums[num10][0]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][1] + bigNums[num2][1] + bigNums[num3][1] + bigNums[num4][1] + bigNums[num5][1] + bigNums[num6][1] + bigNums[num7][1] + bigNums[num8][1] + bigNums[num9][1] + bigNums[num10][1]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][2] + bigNums[num2][2] + bigNums[num3][2] + bigNums[num4][2] + bigNums[num5][2] + bigNums[num6][2] + bigNums[num7][2] + bigNums[num8][2] + bigNums[num9][2] + bigNums[num10][2]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][3] + bigNums[num2][3] + bigNums[num3][3] + bigNums[num4][3] + bigNums[num5][3] + bigNums[num6][3] + bigNums[num7][3] + bigNums[num8][3] + bigNums[num9][3] + bigNums[num10][3]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][4] + bigNums[num2][4] + bigNums[num3][4] + bigNums[num4][4] + bigNums[num5][4] + bigNums[num6][4] + bigNums[num7][4] + bigNums[num8][4] + bigNums[num9][4] + bigNums[num10][4]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][5] + bigNums[num2][5] + bigNums[num3][5] + bigNums[num4][5] + bigNums[num5][5] + bigNums[num6][5] + bigNums[num7][5] + bigNums[num8][5] + bigNums[num9][5] + bigNums[num10][5]);
    				System.out.println(bigNums[num1][6] + bigNums[num2][6] + bigNums[num3][6] + bigNums[num4][6] + bigNums[num5][6] + bigNums[num6][6] + bigNums[num7][6] + bigNums[num8][6] + bigNums[num9][6] + bigNums[num10][6]);
    			break;
    		}
    	}
    }
    When I try to compile this program, the cmd promt outputs this:
    Numbers.java:148: error: variable num1 might not have been initialized
                                    System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0]);
                                                               ^
    Numbers.java:158: error: variable num1 might not have been initialized
                                    System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0]);
                                                               ^
    Numbers.java:158: error: variable num2 might not have been initialized
                                    System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0]);
                                                                                  ^
    Numbers.java:168: error: variable num1 might not have been initialized
                                    System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0]);
                                                               ^
    Numbers.java:168: error: variable num2 might not have been initialized
                                    System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0]);
                                                                                  ^
    Numbers.java:168: error: variable num3 might not have been initialized
                                    System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0]);
                                                                                                     ^
    Numbers.java:178: error: variable num1 might not have been initialized
                                    System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0] + bigNums[num4][0]);
                                                               ^
    Numbers.java:178: error: variable num2 might not have been initialized
                                    System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0] + bigNums[num4][0]);
                                                                                  ^
    Numbers.java:178: error: variable num3 might not have been initialized
                                    System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0] + bigNums[num4][0]);
                                                                                                     ^
    Numbers.java:178: error: variable num4 might not have been initialized
                                    System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0] + bigNums[num4][0]);
                                                                                                                        ^
    Numbers.java:188: error: variable num1 might not have been initialized
                                    System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0] + bigNums[num4][0] + bigNums[num5][0]);
                                                               ^
    Numbers.java:188: error: variable num2 might not have been initialized
                                    System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0] + bigNums[num4][0] + bigNums[num5][0]);
                                                                                  ^
    Numbers.java:188: error: variable num3 might not have been initialized
                                    System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0] + bigNums[num4][0] + bigNums[num5][0]);
                                                                                                     ^
    Numbers.java:188: error: variable num4 might not have been initialized
                                    System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0] + bigNums[num4][0] + bigNums[num5][0]);
                                                                                                                        ^
    Numbers.java:188: error: variable num5 might not have been initialized
                                    System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0] + bigNums[num4][0] + bigNums[num5][0]);
                                                                                                                                           ^
    Numbers.java:198: error: variable num1 might not have been initialized
                                    System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0] + bigNums[num4][0] + bigNums[num5][0] + bigNums[num6][0]);
                                                               ^
    Numbers.java:198: error: variable num2 might not have been initialized
                                    System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0] + bigNums[num4][0] + bigNums[num5][0] + bigNums[num6][0]);
                                                                                  ^
    Numbers.java:198: error: variable num3 might not have been initialized
                                    System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0] + bigNums[num4][0] + bigNums[num5][0] + bigNums[num6][0]);
                                                                                                     ^
    Numbers.java:198: error: variable num4 might not have been initialized
                                    System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0] + bigNums[num4][0] + bigNums[num5][0] + bigNums[num6][0]);
                                                                                                                        ^
    Numbers.java:198: error: variable num5 might not have been initialized
                                    System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0] + bigNums[num4][0] + bigNums[num5][0] + bigNums[num6][0]);
                                                                                                                                           ^
    Numbers.java:198: error: variable num6 might not have been initialized
                                    System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0] + bigNums[num4][0] + bigNums[num5][0] + bigNums[num6][0]);
                                                                                                                                                              ^
    Numbers.java:208: error: variable num1 might not have been initialized
                                    System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0] + bigNums[num4][0] + bigNums[num5][0] + bigNums[num6][0] + bigNums[num7][0]);
                                                               ^
    Numbers.java:208: error: variable num2 might not have been initialized
                                    System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0] + bigNums[num4][0] + bigNums[num5][0] + bigNums[num6][0] + bigNums[num7][0]);
                                                                                  ^
    Numbers.java:208: error: variable num3 might not have been initialized
                                    System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0] + bigNums[num4][0] + bigNums[num5][0] + bigNums[num6][0] + bigNums[num7][0]);
                                                                                                     ^
    Numbers.java:208: error: variable num4 might not have been initialized
                                    System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0] + bigNums[num4][0] + bigNums[num5][0] + bigNums[num6][0] + bigNums[num7][0]);
                                                                                                                        ^
    Numbers.java:208: error: variable num5 might not have been initialized
                                    System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0] + bigNums[num4][0] + bigNums[num5][0] + bigNums[num6][0] + bigNums[num7][0]);
                                                                                                                                           ^
    Numbers.java:208: error: variable num6 might not have been initialized
                                    System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0] + bigNums[num4][0] + bigNums[num5][0] + bigNums[num6][0] + bigNums[num7][0]);
                                                                                                                                                              ^
    Numbers.java:208: error: variable num7 might not have been initialized
                                    System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0] + bigNums[num4][0] + bigNums[num5][0] + bigNums[num6][0] + bigNums[num7][0]);
                                                                                                                                                                                 ^
    Numbers.java:218: error: variable num1 might not have been initialized
                                    System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0] + bigNums[num4][0] + bigNums[num5][0] + bigNums[num6][0] + bigNums[num7][0] + bigNums[num8][0]);
                                                               ^
    Numbers.java:218: error: variable num2 might not have been initialized
                                    System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0] + bigNums[num4][0] + bigNums[num5][0] + bigNums[num6][0] + bigNums[num7][0] + bigNums[num8][0]);
                                                                                  ^
    Numbers.java:218: error: variable num3 might not have been initialized
                                    System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0] + bigNums[num4][0] + bigNums[num5][0] + bigNums[num6][0] + bigNums[num7][0] + bigNums[num8][0]);
                                                                                                     ^
    Numbers.java:218: error: variable num4 might not have been initialized
                                    System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0] + bigNums[num4][0] + bigNums[num5][0] + bigNums[num6][0] + bigNums[num7][0] + bigNums[num8][0]);
                                                                                                                        ^
    Numbers.java:218: error: variable num5 might not have been initialized
                                    System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0] + bigNums[num4][0] + bigNums[num5][0] + bigNums[num6][0] + bigNums[num7][0] + bigNums[num8][0]);
                                                                                                                                           ^
    Numbers.java:218: error: variable num6 might not have been initialized
                                    System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0] + bigNums[num4][0] + bigNums[num5][0] + bigNums[num6][0] + bigNums[num7][0] + bigNums[num8][0]);
                                                                                                                                                              ^
    Numbers.java:218: error: variable num7 might not have been initialized
                                    System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0] + bigNums[num4][0] + bigNums[num5][0] + bigNums[num6][0] + bigNums[num7][0] + bigNums[num8][0]);
                                                                                                                                                                                 ^
    Numbers.java:218: error: variable num8 might not have been initialized
                                    System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0] + bigNums[num4][0] + bigNums[num5][0] + bigNums[num6][0] + bigNums[num7][0] + bigNums[num8][0]);
                                                                                                                                                                                                    ^
    Numbers.java:228: error: variable num1 might not have been initialized
                                    System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0] + bigNums[num4][0] + bigNums[num5][0] + bigNums[num6][0] + bigNums[num7][0] + bigNums[num8][0] + bigNums[num9][0]);
                                                               ^
    Numbers.java:228: error: variable num2 might not have been initialized
                                    System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0] + bigNums[num4][0] + bigNums[num5][0] + bigNums[num6][0] + bigNums[num7][0] + bigNums[num8][0] + bigNums[num9][0]);
                                                                                  ^
    Numbers.java:228: error: variable num3 might not have been initialized
                                    System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0] + bigNums[num4][0] + bigNums[num5][0] + bigNums[num6][0] + bigNums[num7][0] + bigNums[num8][0] + bigNums[num9][0]);
                                                                                                     ^
    Numbers.java:228: error: variable num4 might not have been initialized
                                    System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0] + bigNums[num4][0] + bigNums[num5][0] + bigNums[num6][0] + bigNums[num7][0] + bigNums[num8][0] + bigNums[num9][0]);
                                                                                                                        ^
    Numbers.java:228: error: variable num5 might not have been initialized
                                    System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0] + bigNums[num4][0] + bigNums[num5][0] + bigNums[num6][0] + bigNums[num7][0] + bigNums[num8][0] + bigNums[num9][0]);
                                                                                                                                           ^
    Numbers.java:228: error: variable num6 might not have been initialized
                                    System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0] + bigNums[num4][0] + bigNums[num5][0] + bigNums[num6][0] + bigNums[num7][0] + bigNums[num8][0] + bigNums[num9][0]);
                                                                                                                                                              ^
    Numbers.java:228: error: variable num7 might not have been initialized
                                    System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0] + bigNums[num4][0] + bigNums[num5][0] + bigNums[num6][0] + bigNums[num7][0] + bigNums[num8][0] + bigNums[num9][0]);
                                                                                                                                                                                 ^
    Numbers.java:228: error: variable num8 might not have been initialized
                                    System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0] + bigNums[num4][0] + bigNums[num5][0] + bigNums[num6][0] + bigNums[num7][0] + bigNums[num8][0] + bigNums[num9][0]);
                                                                                                                                                                                                    ^
    Numbers.java:228: error: variable num9 might not have been initialized
                                    System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0] + bigNums[num4][0] + bigNums[num5][0] + bigNums[num6][0] + bigNums[num7][0] + bigNums[num8][0] + bigNums[num9][0]);
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       ^
    Numbers.java:238: error: variable num1 might not have been initialized
                                    System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0] + bigNums[num4][0] + bigNums[num5][0] + bigNums[num6][0] + bigNums[num7][0] + bigNums[num8][0] + bigNums[num9][0] + bigNums[num10][0]);
                                                               ^
    Numbers.java:238: error: variable num2 might not have been initialized
                                    System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0] + bigNums[num4][0] + bigNums[num5][0] + bigNums[num6][0] + bigNums[num7][0] + bigNums[num8][0] + bigNums[num9][0] + bigNums[num10][0]);
                                                                                  ^
    Numbers.java:238: error: variable num3 might not have been initialized
                                    System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0] + bigNums[num4][0] + bigNums[num5][0] + bigNums[num6][0] + bigNums[num7][0] + bigNums[num8][0] + bigNums[num9][0] + bigNums[num10][0]);
                                                                                                     ^
    Numbers.java:238: error: variable num4 might not have been initialized
                                    System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0] + bigNums[num4][0] + bigNums[num5][0] + bigNums[num6][0] + bigNums[num7][0] + bigNums[num8][0] + bigNums[num9][0] + bigNums[num10][0]);
                                                                                                                        ^
    Numbers.java:238: error: variable num5 might not have been initialized
                                    System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0] + bigNums[num4][0] + bigNums[num5][0] + bigNums[num6][0] + bigNums[num7][0] + bigNums[num8][0] + bigNums[num9][0] + bigNums[num10][0]);
                                                                                                                                           ^
    Numbers.java:238: error: variable num6 might not have been initialized
                                    System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0] + bigNums[num4][0] + bigNums[num5][0] + bigNums[num6][0] + bigNums[num7][0] + bigNums[num8][0] + bigNums[num9][0] + bigNums[num10][0]);
                                                                                                                                                              ^
    Numbers.java:238: error: variable num7 might not have been initialized
                                    System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0] + bigNums[num4][0] + bigNums[num5][0] + bigNums[num6][0] + bigNums[num7][0] + bigNums[num8][0] + bigNums[num9][0] + bigNums[num10][0]);
                                                                                                                                                                                 ^
    Numbers.java:238: error: variable num8 might not have been initialized
                                    System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0] + bigNums[num4][0] + bigNums[num5][0] + bigNums[num6][0] + bigNums[num7][0] + bigNums[num8][0] + bigNums[num9][0] + bigNums[num10][0]);
                                                                                                                                                                                                    ^
    Numbers.java:238: error: variable num9 might not have been initialized
                                    System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0] + bigNums[num4][0] + bigNums[num5][0] + bigNums[num6][0] + bigNums[num7][0] + bigNums[num8][0] + bigNums[num9][0] + bigNums[num10][0]);
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       ^
    Numbers.java:238: error: variable num10 might not have been initialized
                                    System.out.println(bigNums[num1][0] + bigNums[num2][0] + bigNums[num3][0] + bigNums[num4][0] + bigNums[num5][0] + bigNums[num6][0] + bigNums[num7][0] + bigNums[num8][0] + bigNums[num9][0] + bigNums[num10][0]);
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          ^
    55 errors
    It says that the variables num1, num2, num3... num10 weren't initializated but I don't understand why
    Last edited by pansito; October 18th, 2020 at 06:00 PM.

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    Default Re: I'm starting on java development. Why is this error happening?

    error: variable num1 might not have been initialized
    The compiler can not find in the code what the variable mentioned in the error message has been assigned a value.

    Make sure variables are assigned a value before using them.
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    Default Re: I'm starting on java development. Why is this error happening?

    The value of that specific variable is assigned here:
    /*line 137*/ System.out.println("first digit");
    /*line 138*/ num1 = sc.nextInt();
    As well as all the other variables on the other cases of the switch. I know what error is this but I can't understand why it happens

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    Default Re: I'm starting on java development. Why is this error happening?

    The variables shown in the error messages are those above the ^ character.
    Assign values to all those variables where they are declared.


    /*line 138*/ num1 = sc.nextInt();
    That statement is in a switch statement and may not be executed.
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    Default Re: I'm starting on java development. Why is this error happening?

    Quote Originally Posted by Norm View Post
    It looks like all those variables are inside comments (within /* to */).
    No they aren't. The only comments are the positions of the strings in the arrays

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    The variables shown in the error messages are those above the ^ character.
    Assign values to all those variables where they are declared.


    /*line 138*/ num1 = sc.nextInt();
    That statement is in a switch statement and may not be executed.
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